The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-21

At Sydney, N. S. W., four OF the young
men condemned recently for an outrageous
assault on a servant girl were hanged
there.
1t is stated that a very pressing invita-
tion has been sent from Rideau hall to
President and Mrs Cleveland and the mem.
bers oil the United States cabinet to be-
come the guests OF the governor general Mt
Montreal during the carnival
A crowd OF unemployed workingmen
made demonstrations in Trafalgers square
London, denouncing the apathy OF the
government. Shopkeepers feared a riot,
but the crowd quietly dispersed.
Tcung Ii Iannen OF China has agreed to
pay $50, 900 to the American missionaries
who suffered losses during the recent riots
at Ching Kings.
The secretary OF war forwarded to the
| house OF representatives the full report OF
the action OF the board of engineers in the
matter OF the Improvement on the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers, together with the re
oort OF the engineers in charge OF the sur
teys and conditions existing there. After
spending 81, 46G, $40 on the gigantic enter
prise, 81, l,Sl6,794 OF which was put upon
the Fox river, and S590,175 on the Wis.
consin it is advised that the work on the
Wisconsin river be abandoned. and only
30 much OF that upon the Fox river be
completed az will finish the enterprise al-
ready begun. The advisory board OF enpi.
neers, consisted OF Thomas l.. Casey, Col.
II. l.. Abbott, Col. c. B. Comstock, Capt
D. c, Houston and Lieut.. w. McFar-
land. Chairman Willis OF the river
and harbor committee, said that the
engineers had for years been discouraged
over the outlook in this matter, and could
see for the reasons given by Capt. Marshall
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improvement permanent or valuable 1t
was finally determined to give up the work
One hundred and twenty six fthe United
States registered packages lost in the Bel.
sian mail robbery of Nov. II, have been
found unopened, under the sofa in one of
the parlors OF the Grand hotel, in Brussels
Fourteen packages, found ut the same time
and place, had been rtlcd OF their contents.
1t is officially stated that 405 persons
were burned to death in the incendary fire
which destroyed the reserved enclosure in
the Peoples Park.
In the Boston superior court, Maurice S.
Fitzgerald, n Catholic clergyman. has
brought suit against Archbishop Williams
to recover damages for being rs he claims,
wrongiully deposed from his position.
At the funeral OF Bishop Potter in New
York 400 clergymen were present.
Rev. J. J. Glossberenner, bishop emeritus
of the United Brethren church, died at
Churchyille, Va, aged seventy-four years.
Miss Ollie Brown, aged nineteen, OF
Middleton, n Y, was driven insane by
Manders circulated by John w. Baird, J.
young man OF that place.
Express Messenger Fotheringham's bail
was reduced in st. Louis from $50, 600 to
$1,000.
An epidemic OF smallpox is feared in
Brooklyn. The first cases occurred II week
or more ago ina densely populated sec
ton OF the city, where there are 100000
people in houses lily built on land which
has been reclaimed from II swamp.
The government expects to begin prelin,-
mary proceedings against the Bell Tel
ephone company in Boston before the
middle OF next week. The counsel will be
District Attorney Stern OF Boston and
| Chandler, Whitman and Goode.
The Democratic congre ssional convention
Mt Eau Claire nominates DR.. johnson of
Hudson for the long. and James Barden
OF Superior for the short term.
Frank B. Mcdonald, son Of ex-senator
Mcdonald, died in Washington OF heart
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